This conference schedule is here for you to plan your time in San Diego. There will be a couple of days where there is a relatively brief break for lunch before the bus or trolley takes off. Please plan ahead and be aware that the on-site cafes are not short-order. Consider take-away. The final schedule will be published in your Conference Program, which you receive at conference check-in.

Schedule at a glance ...

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Conference Schedule Summary [subject to change; Conference Program will supersede.]
Dates, Times & Events

​Tuesday May 29th
12:00 - 2:00 Conference Registration for Board and Judging School & Banquet Guest Registration
8:30 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast for Judging School
8:00- 5:00 Judges School
12:00 - 1:00 Judges School lunch
8:30 - 10:00 Continental Breakfast for Board
9:00 - 5:00 BSI Board Meeting
9:00 - 5:00 Displays & Exhibits set up
9:00 - 5:00 Set up plant sale room (am), and vendor stocking (pm)
9:00 - 5:00 Set up Show Room
12:00 - 1:00 BSI Board Luncheon
6:00 - 8:00 Board + Organizers Dinner - on your own

Wednesday May 30th
9-11:30 & 1:30-3:30 Conference Registration & Banquet Guest Registration
9:00 - 2:00 Vendors stock sales room
8:00 - 11:00 More Displays & Exhibits set up
8:30-9:00 Judges & clerks continental breakfast
8:00–11:00 & 2:30–4:30 Registration of Show Plants
9:00–11:00 & 2:30–6:30 Judging of Show Plants
8:00 - 6:30 Setup Show, initial awards
11:30 - 1:30 Official Conference Opening, Lunch, Welcome Address
2:00 - 5:00 Plant Sale opens to registrants w/ early-bird raffle 2:00-2:30

Thursday May 31st
9:00 - 3:00 Conference Registration & Banquet Guest registration (intermittently)
9:00-10:30 Board Meeting & Cryptanthus Society Annual Membership
8:00 - 10:00 Final Award placement
10:00 - 12:00 Plant Show opens to registrants
9:00 - 11:30 Plant Sale open to registrants
1:00 - 9;00 pm Optional Bus trip leaves from porte-cochere promptly!

Friday June 1st
8:00 - 9:30 Continental Breakfast for all
9:00 - 5:00 Plant Show & Sale open to public
9:30 - 10:30 Seminar I: Peter Waters
10:45 - 11:45 Seminar II: Jeffrey Kent
1:30 - 2:30 Seminar III: Paul Isley
2:45 - 3:45 Seminar IV: Jose Manzanares
6:00-10:00 Rare Plant & Silent Auction with Heavy Hors d’oeuvres & No-host Bar
Note: Speaker order subject to change.
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Saturday June 2nd
9:00 - 5:00 Plant Show open to public
9:00 - 5:00 Plant Sale open to public
8:00 - 9:00 Seminar V: Ivón Ramirez
9:15-10:15 Seminar VI: Li Ping
10:30 - 11:30 Seminar VII: Pam Koide Hyatt
11:30 - 12:30 Judges Certification Committee
1:00 - 5:00 Urban Local Tours via trolley bus
6:00 - 10:00 No-host bar with view
7:00 - 10:00 Banquet
Note: Speaker order subject to change.

Sunday June 3rd
10:30 - 12:00 BSI Board Follow up Meeting
9:00 - 4:00 Plant Show open to public
9:00 - 4:00 Plant Sale open to public
4:00 - 5:30 Break Down of Show Area
4:00 - 5:30 Break Down of Sales Area

Inside the historical Botanical Building, Balboa Park

This member's small garden will be on the Saturday tour that's included in your registration.